The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) released new guidelines last year to make it easier for PF members to change their date of birth. These instructions were given for PF members to verify that their UAN is KYC compliant in the aftermath of the COVID-19 epidemic, in an effort to expand the scope of online services. However, if the difference between the two dates is less than three years, the date of birth registered in Aadhaar will henceforth be considered as a valid proof of date of birth for the purpose of correction. EPFO validates the date of birth of subscribers online with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to ensure that validation time for change requests is shortened by filing the request to alter the date of birth online. EPFO has recently published a video Tweet for the convenience of PF members who wish to update their date of birth online.
Documents required to change date of birth in EPF account
If the difference in date of birth is less than 3 years, PF holders can submit Aadhaar/e-Aadhaar on the Unified Member Portal; if the difference is higher than 3 years, PF subscribers can submit Aadhaar/e-Aadhaar on the Unified Member Portal along with any of the supporting documentation as follows:
School/education-related certificate
Birth certificate issued by Registrar of Births and Deaths
Passport
Certificate based on service records of Central/State Government organisations
Any reliable documents issued by the Government department like Driving License, ESIC card, etc.
Medical certificate issued by Civil surgeon after examining the member.
Steps to update date of birth in EPF account online
By visiting the Unified Member portal, PF subscribers can follow the steps listed below to change their date of birth in an EPF account online.
Visit https://unifiedportal-emp.epfindia.gov.in/epfo/ and log in to your PF account using the required credentials i.e. Username and Password.
Once you are logged in, head to the ‘Manage’ section and select the ‘Modify Basic Details’ option from the drop-down list.
Now on the next page, enter the correct and same date of birth which is recorded in the Aadhaar database.
Now select your gender and confirm all the details thoroughly.
Now click on ‘Update’ and you will get a message ‘Pending by Employer’ on the next page along with other details such as reference number, establishment name, present status, and other details.
Note the reference number to check the status of your submitted application.
